The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-12-24

Pnosphonc acid. ............ ........O.25 pounds
rotasn................. ..0.65 pounds
100 pounds of cotton seed meal con-
tain:
Phosphoric acid. ........2.75 pounds
Potash. ....-.-...."....... ....1.5o pounds
100 pounds ashes of bulls contain:
Pn oUsRnor'o acid. ........ .......... pounds
<osssn..... ...-.-.................... ~ pounds
100 pounds kernels contain:
ammonia: .....:... ..................5.& pounds
Hnospnor1c acid. ........2.00 pounds
Fotssn.. ..-..................1.10 pounds
Now for comparative fertilizing
value OF the different forms of COM
ponents. Assuming the commercial
values Of the three valuable elements
to be: Ammonia, Is cents per pound;
phosphoric acid. ~ cents. and potash,
cents; and that these prices approx
mately represent tire relative agricul-
tural values of the three elements we
have then basis for comparison, as
follows:
100 pounds green cotton seed .e05ie
nearly lsn OTIS. per bu., or slo.s4 per ton.
ioo pOunos null ........................... 0099
OF Ul.So per ton.
100 pounds cotton seed meal .............. 14sl
or e29.0e per ton.
100 pounds of kernels. 10s1
or ri. az per ton.
100 pounds Of ashes Of hulls. ............ l.l5O
or e2o00 per ton.
The above estimates, It should be
remembered, are based solely on the
assumed value of three elements, am
monia. phosphric acid and potash. for
fertilfzing purposes. No account is
taken Of the value Of any component
part for other uses. The oil is of no
value as fertilizer as it contains
neither Of the three elements Neither
is any account taken Of the mechanical
condition of the different forms of the
cotton seed. 1t is doubtless true that
the crushed seed will give better re-
suits. whether alone or mixed with
acid phosphate. than the whole seed
alone. or mixed with acid phosphate.
The crushed kernels will probably be
somewhat more prompt in action
than the crushed seed. The
ground meal would be more prompt
and effective than either form. The
differences in results in favor of the
crushed kernels. or the ground meal,
as against the whole seed or the
crushed seed, would be due to the diff.
ference in mechanical condition and
the degree of concentration, which ad-
vantage may be counterbalanced more
or less by the greater quantity Of vege-
table matter independent Of its con-
tent Of the three valuable elements
contained in the whole and the crushed
seed.
There are 80 many circumstances,
such as freight, hauling. handling,
etc. that affect the question. that no |
general rule can be made that will
guide in every case in determining the
best way to utilize the cotton seed in
hand. or in what form it should be |
bought So far as concerns mixing
cotton seed, in any of its forms or |
parts, with acid phosphate or kainit, a |
farmer can do that for himself sub |
stantially as well as the manufacturer.
and thereby save a considerable profit |
A farmer should not sell his seed to |
an oil mill except on the basis of
fair exchange, A fair basis would be
10 demand OF the oil mill in exchange
for 100 pounds Of sound. green cotton
seed. not less than IS pounds of
ground meal or 48 pounds of
kernels free Of expense to the
farmer on account Of freight:
hauling and extra handling. II
farmer wishes to sell his cotton seed
Tor the cash. and does not propose to
buy cotton-seed meal with the money,
he does losing business if he gets
ess than fifteen cents per bushel for
he seed.
In conclusion It may DO suggested
hat the most practical and ecomical
method of preparing cotton seed o.;
he farm would DO to crush or grin,i
hem in . cheaply constructed mill
without removing them from tho place
4 ginning or from the farm
where produced Such . mill
'ught not to cost more
han an ordinary corn and cob crush
r. Separation of the hulls from the
,ernel ID Of no special advantage on
he farm. 1t is better to keep all to-
ether. Let the farmer crush his own
eed and do his own mixing. unless i,c
an get It done as cheaply Is he car
o 1t himself He will find it 10 his
dvantage to buy acid phosphate and
AMT tsQm &rst handa Farmers